borda
[ˈboɾð̞a]
The verdict
“borda” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,024 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,024
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Costado de un buque.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | borda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈboɾð̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #15,024 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “borda” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for borda is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboɾð̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,024 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for borda, with forms such as "bborda", "bodra", and "borad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bra", "bota", "born", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is borda, spelled B-O-R-D-A.
Definition
- 1Costado de un buque.
- 2En particular, margen superior de este, frecuentemente protegido por un guardamancebo.
- 3La vela mayor de las galeras.
- 4Borde.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bborda,bodra,borad,bordda,borrda,broda,obrda,vorda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of borda - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “borda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-R-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈboɾð̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bra” - see the side-by-side comparison. borda vs bra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.